Post by Kimmy on Apr 12, 2007 21:42:19 GMT 1
Name
BROWN ANOLE
Latin
Anolis wattsi
Native To
The brown anole is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and their satellite islands, and six subspecies occur throughout the Caribbean
Size
Males are about 64 mm in snout-to-vent length
females reach only about 48 mm
Diet
small arthropods, annelids, and molluscs
Reproduction
1-2 eggs
Description
The brown anole is a small Caribbean lizard that colonized south Florida and Mexico about 50-60 years ago, and more recently, Hawaii. The brown anole is thought to be responsible for a dramatic decline of previously stable urban and rural populations of the green anole, the only anole native to the United States.
BROWN ANOLE
Latin
Anolis wattsi
Native To
The brown anole is native to Cuba, the Bahamas, and their satellite islands, and six subspecies occur throughout the Caribbean
Size
Males are about 64 mm in snout-to-vent length
females reach only about 48 mm
Diet
small arthropods, annelids, and molluscs
Reproduction
1-2 eggs
Description
The brown anole is a small Caribbean lizard that colonized south Florida and Mexico about 50-60 years ago, and more recently, Hawaii. The brown anole is thought to be responsible for a dramatic decline of previously stable urban and rural populations of the green anole, the only anole native to the United States.
